American Indian Historical Society / Chautauqua House
Historic site · Haight-Ashbury, California
A house at 1451 Masonic Avenue that the American Indian Historical Society occupied from 1967 and named Chautauqua House. It is San Francisco Landmark No. 324, designated in 2026 under Article 10 of the Planning Code. The lot is zoned for housing, so this is a building to read from the pavement.
History
The Society was founded in 1964 by Rupert Costo (Cahuilla), Jeannette Henry-Costo (Eastern Cherokee) and thirteen other California American Indians. It moved here in 1967, held gallery space for American Indian artists and published the quarterly journal The Indian Historian. Richard Oakes (Mohawk) led an educational committee that met in the building. The Society ceased operations in 1986.
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1451 Masonic Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94117
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